Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist

(4 Dec 2025)
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1. Bad Bunny at Met Gala

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2. Bad Bunny at Met Gala

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3. Bad Bunny at Met Gala

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4. Various, Bad Bunny at "Caught Stealing" premiere

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5. Bad Bunny on arrivals line

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6. Various of Taylor Swift posing on VMA carpet

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7. Various shots Taylor Swift posing at Golden Globes

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8. Various Taylor Swift posing at 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

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9. Various of Taylor Swift posing at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards


STORYLINE:
The holiday season is here, and with it, a present for fans of end of year data and marketing: Spotify Wrapped is here! And Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Swift.

On Wednesday, the streaming giant unveiled its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world. Users can now access their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform.

The reggaetón-and-then-some artist was 2025’s most-streamed artist globally, having earned more than 19.8 billion streams. He is followed by Swift, The Weeknd, Drake and Billie Eilish, in that order.

For the last two years, Swift has commanded the top spot, globally — claiming it in 2023 and holding it for 2024 — having dethroned Bad Bunny. He held the coveted title for three years in a row beginning in 2020. Now, he's back on top.

In the U.S., the most-streamed artist list looks somewhat similar: There, Swift leads, followed by Drake, Morgan Wallen and Kendrick Lamar. Bad Bunny is in the fifth spot.

The most-streamed album globally was, of course, Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” followed by the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack and three releases from 2024: Billie Eilish's “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” SZA's “SOS Deluxe: LANA” and Sabrina Carpenter's “Short n' Sweet,” in that order.

In the U.S., it differs slightly. The most-streamed album is Wallen's “I'm The Problem,” followed by SZA, Bad Bunny, the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack and Lamar's “GNX.”

Streaming accounts for most of the money generated by the music industry — 84% in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Spotify is the largest platform of all — making up roughly 31% of the total market share — with a reported 713 million users and 281 million subscribers in more than 180 markets. That's up from 626 million users and 246 million subscribers from this time last year, respectively.

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